The Case of the Gasping Garbage U4 W1 Presentation: Lesson
Vocabulary, Word Analysis, Amazing Words, and Reading
Comprehension
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Lesson Vocabulary analysis noun (it is a thing) Separation of
anything into its parts or elements to find out what it is made of.
Does it look like she is scanning it quickly or carefully examining
it?
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Lesson Vocabulary beakers noun(it is a thing) Thin glass or
metal container with a flat bottom and a small lip for pouring that
is used in laboratories.
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Lesson Vocabulary hollow adjective (a describing word) Having
nothing, only air, inside; with a hole inside. Not solid. *Synonym:
empty
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Lesson Vocabulary identity noun (it is a thing) Who or what you
are; what something is.
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Lesson Vocabulary lecture noun (a thing) A planned talk on a
chosen subject before an audience; a speech.
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Lesson Vocabulary microscope noun (its a thing) Device with a
lens or combination of lenses for making small things look larger;
often used to see bacteria, blood cells and other objects not
visible to the naked eye
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Lesson Vocabulary precise adjective (it describes something)
very definite or correct; exact; accurate.
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Lesson Vocabulary relentless adjective Without giving up; not
relenting; unyielding If someone is relentless, are they going to
stop doing it?
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Skill and Strategy Compare and Contrast: *When you compare and
contrast, you tell how two or more things are alike and different.
*You can compare and contrast two or more things you read about or
compare something you read about with something that you already
know. *Use graphic organizers, like Venn Diagrams to help you
compare and contrast.
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Skill and Strategy O Visualize *Good readers visualize as they
read. *Visualizing helps readers form mental pictures of what they
are reading to help them understand ideas and information. *Try to
picture in your mind what the author has written to help the story
come to life.
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Word Analysis Suffixes: -ian, -ist, -ism The Latin suffix ian
and the Greek suffixes ist and ism can be added to a word to change
the meaning of the word. -ist and -ian: one who__________ -ism: the
act or process of doing something
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Word Analysis Lets Practice! *Choose a word from the first
column and then choose a suffix and lets see if we can figure out
the meaning or the word. WORDS novel magic tour violin library
critic environmental history SUFFIX -ian -ism -ist
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Amazing Words invisible: adj Unable to be seen, not visible to
the eye pretending: verb To act as if something is true when not
true
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Amazing Words fooled: noun A person who lacks good sense or
judgement judge: verb To form an opinion about someone or something
after careful thought
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The Case of the Gasping Garbage U4 WK 1 Day 2: Word Analysis,
Amazing Words
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Word Analysis Lets Practice! novel+ist= novelist What is a
novelist? A person who writes a novel. magician+ian=magician What
is a magician? A person who does magic.
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Word Analysis Your turn! Lets determine the meaning of the
words in each sentence. After the presentation, a talented magician
entertained us. A: person who recites poetry B: person skilled in
magic C: person who studies how magnets work D: person who draws
funny portraits What does ian mean in the underlined word? -ian
means one who____ The pianist played a beautiful song. A: person
who plays the piano B: person who tunes a piano C: person who makes
a piano D: person who listens to piano music What does ist mean in
the underlined word? -ist means one who____
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Skill Lets Remember Compare and Contrast: *When you compare and
contrast, you tell how two or more things are alike and different.
*You can compare and contrast two or more things you read about or
compare something you read about with something that you already
know. *Use graphic organizers, like Venn Diagrams to help you
compare and contrast.
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Skill and Strategy Now it is your turn! Compare and Contrast:
How are these two characters alike? How are they different?
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Word Analysis Do you remember? The naturalist was our tour
guide through the park. A: person who creates art on walls B:
person who organizes things C: person who seems to know everything
D: person who studies nature What is the meaning of ist? Kevins
idealism helps him resist all temptations that come his way. A:
having high ideals B: having original ideas C: person who seems to
know everything D: person who studies nature What is the meaning of
-ism
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Word Analysis Do you remember? Taylor Swift is a famous
Pennsylvanian. A: person who admires Pennsylvania B: person who has
never been to Pennsylvania C: person from Pennsylvania D: person
who hates Pennsylvania What is the meaning of ian?
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Amazing Words deceiving: verb To make someone believe something
is not true unthinkable: adj impossible to imagine or believe
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Amazing Words astonished: verb to cause a feeling of great
wonder or surprise in someone illusion: noun something that looks
or seems different from what it is
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Amazing Words disappeared: verb to stop being visible
spectators: noun person who watches an event, show, game, or
activity, part of an audience